Bon Scott Trail–Canyon Rim Trail, 8 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Bon Scott Trail–Canyon Rim Trail, 8 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Park near Lazy Acres, CO. It climbs 1,183 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,250 – 7,136 ft · steepest grade: 41%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail 40.10247, -105.34176
Nearest town Lazy Acres, CO
Directions
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Bon Scott Trail–Canyon Rim Trail, 8 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,249–7,135 ft
Out & Back · Buckingham Park
Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail · 40.10247, -105.34176
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Canyon Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bon Scott Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Brown Town, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ginger Booty, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Town, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Castle Cutoff, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Town, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Castle Cutoff, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wrong Turn Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto The Grind, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto David Lee Roth Exit Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Upper Ridge Single Track Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto M&M, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Single Track Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Deadass, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Left Hand Main Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bon Scott Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canyon Rim, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Canyon Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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